Welcome to Shobudo
History of Shobudo
The art of Shobudo was founded by Soke Nakasato Shoshu and was taught
on Okinawa during the late 1950’s through the mid 1980’s to a fortunate
few. The origins and history of both its founder and his art are very
vague as Soke Nakasato has and is (to this day) a very private, evasive,
protective and secretive individual.
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What is Shobudo?
In general, Shobudo is strictly a defensive art … to avoid, evade, block,
parry, redirect and blend with the attack. Offense is second … to counter
with a combination of strikes, throws, chokes joint-locks and submission
takedowns.
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How I came to know Nakasato
Having studied Judo in the States and an introduction to Aikido, it wasn't
until my second trip to Okinawa back in 1958 that I met Nakasato. As
I recall … I was working out in Judo at Mr. Yamagawa's dojo in the township
of Futema at or near the intersection of Futema next to the Futema Shrine.
As I understood it, Mr. Yamagawa was the Chief of Police in Futema. As
I never question it, I did see him in uniform a couple of times.
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Essence of Pain
Webster's dictionary defines pain or (itai in Japanese) as (1) an unpleasant
sensation occurring in varying degrees of severity as a consequence of
injury, disease or emotional disorder. (2) A physical or emotional distress
or discomfort caused by illness or injury, which signals the nervous
system to the brain that something is wrong! In general, pain comes in
three forms:
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